1955 house

Name: Andrea & Christopher Location: Coventry, Rhode Island We visited this 1958 mid-century ranch on a miserable New England winter day. We weren’t even on the market but as soon as we walked into the kitchen, I turned to the realtor and said, “We’ll take it.” A mid-century ranch in New England that was built with every mod-con available in 1958 and never updated is a rare find. We’re putting the house on the market but wanted to celebrate it before we say goodbye!

Lynne and Bob loved the green bathroom original to their 1955 ranch house, but it was riddled with problems that necessitated a complete remodel. Wanting to keep as much midcentury charm as possible, the couple created a detailed plan to renovate the space. The new bathroom, shown above, is gorgeous — and suits the original architecture of…

Welcome to our 1950's fixer upper home tour. Today I am sharing exactly what our home looked like when we first received the keys.We bought this home in

Wait until you see what these homeowners did with three boxes of parquet flooring!

You know what’s so sweet about this time capsule: It demonstrates just how a little mid century modest house that looks sort of … innocuous, albeit sweet… on the outside, can contain so many well-maintained delights on the inside. Could it be that even more so than the owners of lavish mid century modern homes,…

If you want to see how new homes were designed back in the rock 'n' roll and 'Leave it to Beaver' era, we have some fantastic '50s house plans for you!

Grays, pinks, and hand-me-down furniture come together in a ranch house fixed up in a little town called Fairhope

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Check out the before and afters of this 1960s Ranch style home and be inspired for your own home diys and makeovers on a budget.

The homeowners admit that they DIYed quite "literally everything except for any electrical or plumbing needs."